ALLUSIONS- English 10H

Which Greek god is alluded to in this commercial?

• Zeus

• Hades

• Poseidon

• Nike

Which statement best identifies why BMW used Zeus for this advertisement?

• His power over metal--so, he would have power over engines.

• He has power over the roads.

• He has power over movement, so he would control the wheels.

• His power over lightening--so, he would have power over an electric car.

Which of the Greek monsters or gods below are alluded to in this commercial?

• Poseidon

• Cyclops

• Satyr

• Centaur

• Zeus

Tricky Question!

Amazon is using the myth of Medusa to sell what product?

• A hairwrap

• A necklace

• Sunglasses

• Amazon Prime

The product is an allusion to what character from Mythology?

• Hades

• Hercules

• Hera

• Poseidon

What type of allusion is this?

• Biblical

• Literary

• Historical

By allowing the baby not to finish eating before leaving the table, the mom opened Pandora’s box and soon was sitting alone at the table. 

What type of allusion is used in this statement?

• mythological

• biblical

• historical

In one of Aesop's fables, a shepherd boy lies all the time, falsely claiming that a wolf is coming to eat his flock. When a wolf actually comes, the boy cries for help, but nobody believes him.

What is the meaning of the allusion below?

Martha warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while playing with his older brother.

• To howl very loudly and angrily.

• To raise an unnecessary alarm.

• To shed tears for the least little incident.

In Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, the rich Ebenezer Scrooge values money more than people.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Because Mr. McMurtry is such a Scrooge, we stopped asking him to give money to our club.

• A person who is rich.

• A person who is shy.

• A person that is selfish

In his novel Moby-Dick, Herman Melville writes about Captain Ahab. Ahab searches for and talks about one thing only: a white whale.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

The detective spent years chasing his white whale: a bank robber who was never caught.

• An object or person that one obsesses about.

• A clever thief who manages to escape.

• A person that is very pale and big-boned.